Jen Rice

6 days ago | democracydocket.com | Jen Rice

A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map violates both the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The unanimous decision strikes a blow for fair representation for Black voters in the state, and could lead to new restrictions on how Alabama makes future changes to its map. Two of the three judges on the panel were appointed by President Donald Trump.

1 week ago | democracydocket.com | Jen Rice

A federal court ruling Monday in favor of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (D) looks likely to bring to an end the months-long GOP effort to overturn her win in last November’s race. But the saga still isn’t officially over — and exactly how it plays out from here could depend on the actions of a state election board whose membership also has become a subject of fierce partisan warfare. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E.

Nov 28, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Jason Fochtman |Jen Rice

Sebastian Martinez waves to floats as they pass by during the 75th annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in Houston. The parade, which started in 1949 and is one of the oldest in the county, traversed more than 20 blocks as several hundred thousand Houstonians lined the streets to see elaborate floats, marching bands and high-flying balloons.

Nov 25, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Jen Rice

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives to court during former U.S. President Donald Trump's trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 30, 2024 in New York City. Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.

Nov 24, 2024 | jennrice.medium.com | Jen Rice

Jen Rice·Follow7 min read·--In my last article, I unpacked why the concepts of “founder mode“ and “manager mode” both miss the mark, and alluded to a third mode that transcends both: Value Mode. At its core, Value Mode is a laser focus on creating customer value at scale through highly coherent (ie. unified, non-siloed) organisations.